East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire's population grew between the last two censuses. At the same time there were changes in work life, housing tenure and health.

The population passed 330,000

In the decade to 2011, the population of East Riding of Yorkshire increased by 6.4%, from about 314,000 to 334,000.

The addition of about 20,000 people means this area's population increased at a slower rate than the total population of England (up 7.9% since the 2001 census).

In 2011, East Riding of Yorkshire was home to, on average, 0.99 people per football pitch-sized piece of land.

Population density was lower than the average across Yorkshire and The Humber

Population density (usual residents per football pitch-sized piece of land) across Yorkshire and The Humber, March 2011 (larger dots represent greater increase since 2001)

An older East Riding of Yorkshire

Census 2011 data also show a change in the local population's average age.

Between the last two censuses, the median age of East Riding of Yorkshire increased by three years, from 42 to 45 years.

This remote area had a higher average age than Yorkshire and The Humber and remained older than the average local authority area across England (39 years of age).

The rise in age was because of an increase of about 13,000 people between the ages of 60 and 69 years, while the population between 30 and 39 years decreased by just under 8,000.

About 14% of people in East Riding of Yorkshire are aged between 60 and 69 years

Percentage of usual residents in England, Yorkshire and The Humber and East Riding of Yorkshire by 10 year age band, March 2001 and March 2011

Disability in East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire saw Yorkshire and The Humber's second-largest rise in the proportion of people who are considerably limited by a long-term health problem or disability.

In 2011, just under 1 in 25 (3.9%) in East Riding of Yorkshire reported being limited a lot in their day-to-day activities, compared with 3.1% in 2001. The percentage who are slightly limited by a long-term health problem or disability remained close to 7.3%.

Across the region, only North East Lincolnshire saw a greater rise in the proportion of people who are considerably limited by a long-term health problem or disability (from 3.4% to 4.3%).

Every local authority area across Yorkshire and The Humber saw a rise in the proportion of people who are considerably limited by a long-term health problem or disability, as the regional average grew from 3.5% to 4.0%.

The proportion of people who are limited a lot by a long-term health problem or disability was lower than across Yorkshire and The Humber

Percentage of usual residents that reported being considerably limited in their day-to-day activities across local authority areas in Yorkshire and The Humber and the average across England, March 2011

Ethnicity in East Riding of Yorkshire

The number of people in East Riding of Yorkshire from the White ethnic groups decreased from about 310,000 in 2001 to just under 330,000 in 2011. However, as a percentage of the total population, this represented a decrease from 99% to 98%.

The percentage decreased by less than the average across Yorkshire and The Humber (from 93% to 89%) and the average across England (from 91% to 85%).

The number of people in East Riding of Yorkshire from the Asian or Asian British ethnic groups increased from about 1,900 in 2001 to about 3,000 in 2011 (from 0.6% to 0.9%). The number of residents from Mixed/multiple ethnic groups (White and Asian, White and Black African, White and Black Caribbean or Other Mixed) increased from about 1,300 to just over 2,300 (from 0.4% to 0.7%).

Just under 600 people (0.1%) said they were from the Black, Black British, Caribbean or African ethnic groups, up from about 350 in 2001 (0.2%).

There are many factors that can cause changes to the ethnic profile of an area, such as migration and varying fertility rates between ethnic groups. Changes may also be caused by differences in the way individuals choose to self-identify between censuses.

The population from the White ethnic groups in East Riding of Yorkshire remained close to 98%

Percentage of usual residents in England, Yorkshire and The Humber and East Riding of Yorkshire by ethnicity, March 2001 and March 2011

Change in unpaid care provision

East Riding of Yorkshire saw Yorkshire and The Humber's second-largest rise in the proportion of people providing 50 hours, or more, of weekly unpaid care.

In 2011, just over 1 in 40 (2.6%) in East Riding of Yorkshire reported providing at least 50 hours of unpaid care each week, compared with 2.1% in 2001. The percentage that provided between 20 and 49 hours of weekly unpaid care increased from 1.0% to 1.3%.

Across the region, only North East Lincolnshire saw a greater rise in the proportion of people providing 50 hours, or more, of weekly unpaid care (from 2.4% to 3.0%).

Every local authority area across Yorkshire and The Humber saw a rise in the proportion of people providing 50 hours, or more, of weekly unpaid care, as the regional average grew from 2.3% to 2.6%.

The proportion of people providing 50 hours, or more, of weekly unpaid care in East Riding of Yorkshire remained close to 2.6%

Percentage of usual residents in England, Yorkshire and The Humber and East Riding of Yorkshire by care, March 2001 and March 2011

Fewer people worked long hours

The percentage of employed people in East Riding of Yorkshire working more than 49 hours in the week before the census decreased from 15% to 12% in the 10 years leading up to the latest census.

In 2011, just under 1 in 30 (2.9%) people aged 16 to 74 (in employment the week before the Census 2011) said they had worked less than 16 hours the previous week, compared with 1.9% in 2001.

The proportion of people working long hours fell at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of Yorkshire and The Humber (from 13% in 2001 to 9.4% in 2011). Across England, the percentage fell from 13% to 10%.

Long hour working in East Riding of Yorkshire decreased by 3.8 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 to 74 (in employment the week before the Census 2011) in East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber and England that said they had worked over 49 hours the week before completing the census, March 2001 and March 2011

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